allisoncorinne: Moorea

As I mentioned in the previous post, our actual room was ready when we returned from driving around the island. Please feel free to ignore the part of this video where I hit my head on the roof.

We spent the rest of our week on Moorea lazing on the outdoor deck, attempting to chase fish and sealife in the water (as one does), and drinking a beautiful tropical ocean's worth of booze.

It was actually sunny most of the time we were there and only rained once or twice... but I have more photos of the rain than the sun, because if it was sunny, we were probably out in the water.

One of the coolest features of our hotel was a restaurant situated in the middle of the over-water bungalows. There, they feed the local black-tip sharks at a regular time each day (which, in retrospect, probably isn't the greatest thing for the sharks), and you can watch dozens of them swimming around in the wild while you eat.

After our day/night in Tahiti, we hopped on the ferry to Moorea. If you're thinking about going to FP, the ferry is a great option - it's a beautiful 40 min trip and cost something like $15/each.

Our room wasn't available for the spontaneous extra night in Moorea, so we ended up in a little bungalow with a private pool. It was a beautiful option and a plunge in the colder water pool felt great after a massage.

We spent the morning of our second day renting a car and driving around the island. It's possible to drive the entire coastal perimeter of the island in 2 hours, or 4 hours with stops and lunch. We had wanted to explore a little bit, and it worked out perfectly because our actual room was ready for us when we got back to the hotel.